§ 14-207. Composition, powers, and duties of the public campaign\nfinance board. 1. There shall be a public campaign finance board within\nthe state board of elections that shall be comprised of the following\ncommissioners: the four state board of elections commissioners and three\nadditional commissioners, one jointly appointed by the legislative\nleaders of one major political party in each house of the legislature,\none jointly appointed by the legislative leaders of the other major\npolitical party in each house of the legislature, and one of whom shall\nbe appointed by the governor. Each commissioner must be a New York state\nresident and registered voter, and may not currently be, or within the\nprevious five years have been, an officer of a political party or\npolitical committee as defined in the election law, or a registered\nlobbyist. The chair of the PCFB shall be designated by the PCFB from\namong the three additional commissioners. Each of the three additional\ncommissioners shall receive a per diem of three hundred fifty dollars\nfor work actually performed not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars\nin any one calendar year. They shall be considered public officers for\npurposes of sections seventy-three-a and seventy-four of the public\nofficers law. The three commissioners so appointed pursuant to this\nrecommendation will be appointed for a term of five years to commence on\nJuly first, two thousand twenty and may be removed by their appointing\nauthority solely for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in\noffice, inability to discharge the power or duties of office, after\nwritten notice and opportunity to be heard. During the period of their\nterm as a commissioner appointed hereunder, each such commissioner is\nbarred from making, or soliciting from other persons, any contributions\nto candidates for election to the offices of governor and lieutenant\ngovernor, attorney general, comptroller, member of the assembly, or\nstate senator. Any vacancy occurring on the PCFB shall be filled within\nthirty days of its occurrence in the same manner as the member whose\nvacancy is being filled was appointed. A person appointed to fill a\nvacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term of office shall be\nappointed for the unexpired term of the member they succeed. Four\nmembers of the PCFB shall constitute a quorum, and the PCFB shall have\nthe power to act by majority vote of the total number of members of the\ncommission without vacancy. All members of the PCFB shall be appointed\nno later than the first day of July, two thousand twenty and the PCFB\nshall promulgate such regulations as are needed no later than the first\nday of July, two thousand twenty-one.\n 2. The PCFB and state board of elections may utilize existing state\nboard of elections staff and hire such other staff as are necessary to\ncarry out its duties. It may expand its staffing, as needed, to provide\nadditional candidate liaisons to assist candidates in complying with the\nterms of this public campaign finance system as provided for in these\nrecommendations, as well as auditors, trainers, attorneys, technical\nstaff and other such staff as the PCFB determines is necessary to\nadminister this system. Annually, on or before the first of every year,\nthe PCFB shall submit to the governor and the division of the budget a\nrequest for appropriations for the next state fiscal year to fully\nsupport the administration of the public campaign finance program\nestablished in this title.\n 3. The PCFB shall develop a program for informing candidates and the\npublic as to the purpose and effect of the provisions of this title,\nincluding by means of a webpage. The PCFB shall prepare in plain\nlanguage and make available educational materials, including compliance\nmanuals and summaries and explanations of the purposes and provisions of\nthis title. The PCFB shall provide compliance counseling and guidance to\ncandidates seeking to partici
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